“REEFER MADNESS” plays on a Late Show and management warns in the Newspaper ad"management requests no drugs in the theatre.this protects everyone from the likihood of a drug bust".I have worked Hundreds of Midnight shows back in the real Midnight movie business,no ever thought to place such a warning in the movie ad". this on Dec.6 1972.

saw the Guy Pearce/Katie Holmes horror film ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ at the Virginia Film Festival last Saturday at the Paramount – and wow, the presentation was Digital projection and the image was stunning, dark inky blacks, ultra-sharp and eye popping color – however the real treat was the amazing 5.1 soundmix. With the theatre being ultra wide, the surround speakers really threw the sound all around you, in the film, the tiny creatures that inhabit under the mansion, get loose and start running inside the walls, when they talk to the little girl their voices literally pop all around the audience, it was both creepy and very effective.

After looking at the photos on this link and comparing them to how the theatre looked in 1949 other than the beautiful marquee which is still intact, the front entrance has been changed to enter on the side?

The good news is this Cinema Treasure is offering a full schedule of stage shows (Paul Anka, Ricky Scaggs, Man of La Mancha) as well as classic films such as Sunset Boulevard. I mean NOW. I’ve been to Charlottesville to visit Thomas Jefferson’s house, next time it’ll be the Paramount.